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Researchers Create Polymer-Based Vehicle for Delivering DNA and RNA Therapy

Researchers Create Polymer-Based Vehicle for Delivering DNA and RNA Therapy

  • 29th December 2020
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A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of Chemistry has developed a new polymer-based vehicle for delivering DNA- and RNA-based therapies for the treatment of…

CRISPR Trials Shows Promise for Treating Blood Diseases

CRISPR Trials Shows Promise for Treating Blood Diseases

  • 15th December 2020
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Two trials using CRISPR-Cas9 to treat patients with sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia have produced promising results. The patients have not had any vaso-occlusive crises following treatment and no longer…

Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts Best Cancer Drug Combinations

Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts Best Cancer Drug Combinations

  • 3rd December 2020
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Machine learning algorithms can help physicians with diagnoses and can detect precancerous lesions or cancer in the early stages, which could easily be missed, resulting in faster diagnosis. Early diagnosis…

CRISPR Used to Destroy Metastatic Cancer Cells in Vivo

CRISPR Used to Destroy Metastatic Cancer Cells in Vivo

  • 26th November 2020
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have demonstrated the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool is effective at treating metastatic cancers in vivo. CRISPR is already being used by researchers to make…

Scientists Develop Light Activated Liposome CRISPR Delivery System

Scientists Develop Light Activated Liposome CRISPR Delivery System

  • 18th November 2020
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A new method of CRISPR delivery has been developed by scientists at UNSW Sydney which could prove to be a safer and more direct method of delivering the gene editing…

Implantable Cardiac Patch Monitors and Treats Heart Disease without Drawbacks of Pacemakers

Implantable Cardiac Patch Monitors and Treats Heart Disease without Drawbacks of Pacemakers

  • 6th November 2020
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A flexible cardiac patch has been developed that monitors for heart disease risks and can provide treatment without the drawbacks of standard pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices. Each year,…

Human Airway Basal Stem Cells Generated from IPSCs for the First Time

Human Airway Basal Stem Cells Generated from IPSCs for the First Time

  • 23rd October 2020
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A team of researchers from the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston Medical Center (CReM), Boston University, and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has, for the first…

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for the Discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Tool

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for the Discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Tool

  • 8th October 2020
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The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the discovery of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool. CRISPR, an acronym of Clustered…

New Approach Allows Controlled Deposition of Hydrogels to More Closely Replicate the Extracellular Matrix

New Approach Allows Controlled Deposition of Hydrogels to More Closely Replicate the Extracellular Matrix

  • 8th September 2020
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University of Illinois Chicago researchers have developed a new approach for controlling the deposition of hydrogel to direct single cell function. Hydrogels are water-soluble polymers that are used to mimic…

New Sequencing Technique Allows Rare Genetic Mutations to be Detected in Large Groups of Cells

New Sequencing Technique Allows Rare Genetic Mutations to be Detected in Large Groups of Cells

  • 28th August 2020
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A new sequencing approach has been developed by scientists at KAUST that can be used to detect rare mutations in large groups of cells. The sequencing techniques currently being used lack…

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CRISPR-Cas9
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  • CRISPR-Cas9 and Human Health
  • CRISPR-Cas9 Agricultural Applications
  • Modulating Gene Expression: CRISPRi
  • CRISPR-Cas9: A New Way to Edit RNA
  • Disease Modelling with CRISPR-Cas9
  • CRISPR-Cas9 Regulation
  • Future of CRISPR-Cas9 Technology

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